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December 22, 2010
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As you can plainly see this is not an ordinary chess board. This is what is known as Byzantine Chess or round chess. When I was first thinking of building this table I thought I had come up with a rather brilliant original idea. However with a little research I discovered that a few other had already come up with the idea before me. I still think I've one upped them though since this is the first board I know of that wasn't just made of cheap plastic.

Rather than the pieces being lined up along an edge the standard chess set up is split in half and then folded backwards. So the king and queen go on the inner ring of the board. The Bishops go on the second ring, Knights on the third, and Rooks on the fourth. The pawns then Go on all four rows surrounding the upper pieces. This set up now requires the players to battle on two fronts instead of one.

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~zhugebeifong May 16, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
This must be complicated to play!
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Mood: Love ~loghomery Mar 4, 2013
Great idea, nice work! Spider-Web-Chess :-)
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`Angelles-LaVeau Feb 19, 2013  Professional Traditional Artist
This is BRILLIANT and as a Chess Lover, I'm completely obsessed now. Your work rivals the Masters.
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~madnezz344 Feb 19, 2013
I challenge you :D
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~Betawhofic Feb 19, 2013
Awesome! A new way to play chess. And classy too!
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~Charmed-Ravenclaw Feb 11, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
That would be awesome in the backyard :D
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~SleepyHuman Sep 18, 2012
Lovely pieces, and the Byzantine Chess table makes it even more unique!
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~vikingsoprano Dec 29, 2010
Very nicely done.
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`wordsrioting Dec 24, 2010
This is fantastic! I was also going to suggest a darker finish, but noticed your comment to someone else suggesting the same thing. Clear would be nice, but maybe a cherry finish or light mahogany might work better than the dark walnut? I also think it would look a bit more balanced with the center hollowed out just a bit. Enough to give it a nice indent that isn't too deep. I could see the appeal of calling checkmate and pushing your opponent's king into "the pit" :D
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*magpie-poet Dec 23, 2010
Oh man, and I can't manage regular chess! The need to defend two sides appeals though.
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